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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
7
An old advertisement asserts Burdock Bitters protect against disease by purifying blood and aiding digestion, with a $1.99 price. It also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for child croup, claiming safety and small dosage efficacy with 25c and 5c prices.
Topsham Grange of Topsham elected officers for Saturdays with Master Edwin Patten Overseer Harold Hildreth Lecturer Arthur Wrecht Steward Lester Willis Assistant Steward Tabypelt Mallett Treasurer Albion Tedford Secretary Je Je Tarr Chaplain Fred Rackley Caretaker Bernard Cromwell Ceremonial Milward Patten Pomona and Flor enie Nesslors Ketia Willis lad aeri tant steward Ethel Cushman.
Grange of Brunswiel names Thomas Estabrook as overseer and Charles adder as lecturer. Officers include Harold Law treasurer Peter Jb. Cushing secretary Edith Prince chaplain Leois ette Ceres Minnie Berrys and others.
Law under 1931 Public Laws restricts horse entry into Maine from other states or countries without a duly authorized permit from the Maine Department of Agriculture. The permit must accompany the shipment. Court convenes December 24. A testimonial ad for Dean's Ointment claims eczema cure.
Market watchers report no major shift in Bath supply with farm produce entering steadily. Eggs command 64 cents a dozen at farms, case eggs popular for bulk use, and potatoes under pressure with prices near 40 cents a bushel. Maine apples fetch high prices amid limited cheap fruit, while cabbage beets turnips and other produce show varied but steady demand. Beef scarce. chicken and fowl strong at 24 cents per pound for poultry, veal 12 to 13 cents, lamb around 19 cents, and overall winter lamb sales higher than in years past.
The Oxford Bears Maine and Norway Fruit Growers lead a cooperative push to clean up potato and apple packing and shipping. The Farmers Union aims to curb seed adulteration and improve seed quality, while coordinating farm sales, rail access, financing, and uniform business practices to empower farmers against middlemen.
Local farmer notes discuss strategies for managing sheep and farm crops. The fragment mentions plans for a West Virginia style approach, feeding regimes with apples, worms, and grass, and ideas about keeping a few sheep for breeding, but the text is fragmented and unclear on specifics or outcomes.
The item mentions Mr Gorham Bo Lilles from Wiseasset, the death of Mrs James White, and new hen house construction. It notes motor boats in the river and rough roads making travel difficult, with a casual line about bowel relief ending the fragment.
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